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A parking lot near the Procter & Gamble world headquarters is sparsely occupied, Monday, March 16, 2020, in downtown Cincinnati.(Photo: Kareem Elgazzar/The Enquirer)

The large factory in West Virginia is 2 million square feet or twice the size of the Kenwood Towne Centre. It produces fabric enhancer sheets for Bounce, Swiffer products, dishwashing liquids, such as Dawn, and shampoos, such as Pantene. The plant employs 1350 employees and is still hiring.

The Kansas City plant employs 200 workers and makes Dawn, Gain, Ivory and Joy hand dishwashing detergents. The company says it has worked with its employees on transitioning to other facilities at P&G or finding jobs elsewhere.

In 2018, P&G announced it would shutter the Kansas City factory and cut back operations in Iowa City, Iowa, where it runs two factories. Company officials say their timetable for closing the Kansas City plant is on track for later this year and hasn't been affected by the new coronavirus pandemic.